Hey, I know its cool to be a part of the "in crowd" and already know all the abbreviations, initials, etc. that are used in these messages but could you fill me in too? Is there a place on this site to get a list of what ESS, NREIS, G/B/U/, n/m, etc. means? Its kind of frustrating trying to read some of these posts. Thanks so much!

Reply by Shoshana/AZ on 7/9/10 11:42pm Msg #344414

Chek your email. n/m

Reply by Marian_in_CA on 7/10/10 2:01am Msg #344416

None of us know this at first...

...but simple use of the search function usually helps. I'm not kidding... the orange button usually answers a lot of these questions very quickly. That's why it's there.

But... some resources to help you:

n/m: This is a system generated code on a lot of message board. It means "nothing more" or "no message" -- in other words, the entire response is visible in the subject line and there's no need to click on it, because it's an empty message.

GBU: "Good. Bad. Ugly" -- It can also mean, 'God Bless You," but nobody really uses it here in that context. It means the person is asking for details about a particular subject from people who have experience. Around here it usually refers to Title Companies and Signing Services.

NREIS: Now, really... this can be found in a simple Google search. It stands for National Real Estate Information Services. But, for other it means, "No Respect..." -- They're a crappy servicing company with a poor payment record that continues to suck in people to work for them.

ESS: Equifax Settlement services

TC: Title Company

SS: Signing Service

SC: Signing Central

Reply by PAW on 7/10/10 7:01am Msg #344421

I have compiled and published a fairly comprehensive acronym list that is specific (more or less) to the signing agent. You can view this list at http://www.pawnotary.com/tla.shtml